South African Safari

Rob and I went on a Safari in South Africa in May with our good friends, Steve and Ana. It was the experience of a lifetime. Here we are in the open air landrover that took us all over the place. We had a 21 year old guide and a local tracker who had amazing skills! We felt safer in the bush than we had in the city!

The landrover was pretty cool -- the ranger drove it up and down steep inclines and over trees and bushes without thinking. He explained, "don't worry about all the bushes and trees we take down, the elephants do it too!"

The safari reserve was private and adjacent to the Kruger National Park. Although there were no fences, the humans weren't allowed to cross over to the Kruger. But without fences, the animals sure didn't know the difference. Sometimes we tracked them right to the edge and then watched them cross the road, but we couldn't go any further.

Unfortunately, the posts throughout the next several pages are all out of order because I have not yet figured out how to post things in chronological order. Nevertheless, enjoy!